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Who was James Foley working for when he was captured in Libya?

  • Associated Press

  • Al Jazeera

  • Agence France-Presse

  • GlobalPost

Answer

GlobalPost, an international multimedia news organization based in Boston, employed James Foley when he was taken captive in Libya. He had previously worked for Agence France-Presse and other media outlets, covering conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sadly, Foley was killed in 2014 by ISIS militants while reporting on the Syrian Civil War.
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